Idaho Third Gens

[2drSE-i]

so bitesize what did this guy do to fuck up his suspension that bad?

[turabaka]

so bitesize what did this guy do to fuck up his suspension that bad?

Bitesize never got to see it in person, but I did. Basically what he did was took a set of ground controls on stock shocks, and slammed it all the way to the ground. He couldn't even fit his foot under the side of his car. There's no way his upper control arms weren't rubbing on the body.

[3rd Party]

haha, yeah and i get to drive the salvaged aftermath of that car being dropped that low for however long it was dropped. so far it's managed to limp its way around town with the blown front passenger strut. but i for sure need to get that shit fixed ASAP...

[turabaka]

haha, yeah and i get to drive the salvaged aftermath of that car being dropped that low for however long it was dropped. so far it's managed to limp its way around town with the blown front passenger strut. but i for sure need to get that shit fixed ASAP...

We still on for tomorrow maing? Just give me a call so we can go out to jalopy. I have all day since it's my day off.

[BITESIZE]

^^Get me the whole 5 speed shift linkage and I'll pay ya back!

[turabaka]

^^Get me the whole 5 speed shift linkage and I'll pay ya back!

I'll grab it if I find one then.

[BITESIZE]

Any news?

[3rd Party]

well we got, "turabaka's" cam installed Thursday, i picked up some pieces for the strut until i can buy some new ones, and the control arms off a third gen Prelude. i haven't talked to, "turabaka" in a day, but i'm sure the car's running good, when i left it sounded pretty fucking sick, and pulls pretty hard with that new cam in there.

[turabaka]

yep yep. Car runs pretty good. Probably need to tune the carb a bit more, and bump my idle up a bit more, but other than that it's all good. Didn't find your shift linkage though cause the junkyard was a muddy mess. I'll go back when the weather is nicer, and grab it for you. Although I did find a Vigor sway bar for 10 bucks, so now all I need is some time to throw it on there. Prolly tomorrow. Then I'm gonna dyno the car next week after I get my paycheck.

[BITESIZE]

Defanitely get me the linkage, cause i have everything except that.

[3rd Party]

hey Trevor, give me a call some time...i get the tax return check Thursday, so we should just go spend half a day at Jalopy if it's good weather, and i'll drive! haha. plus i need to pick up two VW wheels, 'cause one of the ones i was going to use where bent, and the other's good, just needs a new tire. but hit me up! it's SPENDING TIME! haha

[BITESIZE]

Pick me up a driver's side tail light off of a 88 or 89 lxi. Also get me the 5 speed shift linkage with all the hardware.

[3rd Party]

anything special about '88-89 LX-i taillights??

[turabaka]

I think they're supposed to be a little different than the 86-87 ones, but I can't remember for sure. I'll keep my eyes peeled for ya.

[3rd Party]

hrm, i can't imagine there being a HUGE enough difference, but hey...who am i to say, i've only owned one for two weeks HAHA

[BITESIZE]

The color on the lense is a little different.

[3rd Party]

hrm...is it noticeable to the naked eye?

[86ccord]

they wont fit in a 86-87 dx, or lx..

[russiankid]

they wont fit in a 86-87 dx, or lx..

They will fit, they'll just look like ass if you don't change the trunk lights too. They're smaller and different in color.

88-89 on the left, 86-87 on the right.

[3rd Party]

well, there you have it folks...the myth has been made to truth!

[frantik]

my gf moved to boise.. this thread makes me sad

if i'm ever up there ill hit u guys up

[BITESIZE]

my gf moved to boise.. this thread makes me sad

if i'm ever up there ill hit u guys up

Yay!! Come see us someday!

[Sik_sohc]

you guys make me laugh i specifically told third party that the front passenger strut was blown, no coils are not put on wrong and i raised it up for you when you were supposed to buy it and you told me no slam it back down i like that look better. I said okay you just got a baby its not gonna be safe at all but you still wanted it so no of this is my fault all yours it was your request and you get what you pay/ask for.

[turabaka]

you guys make me laugh i specifically told third party that the front passenger strut was blown, no coils are not put on wrong and i raised it up for you when you were supposed to buy it and you told me no slam it back down i like that look better. I said okay you just got a baby its not gonna be safe at all but you still wanted it so no of this is my fault all yours it was your request and you get what you pay/ask for.

would you mind explaining how you managed to destroy the threads on a 200 dollar set of coilovers? That one had me confused and I'd love to know the answer. Plus why you never put the strut cover/washer thingy back on the "blown" strut. The reason it's blown is because it's installed wrong.

[3rd Party]

you guys make me laugh i specifically told third party that the front passenger strut was blown, no coils are not put on wrong and i raised it up for you when you were supposed to buy it and you told me no slam it back down i like that look better. I said okay you just got a baby its not gonna be safe at all but you still wanted it so no of this is my fault all yours it was your request and you get what you pay/ask for.

first off, if the shit's not put on wrong then how the fuck is the strut popping out of the housing in the enginge bay, and cockeyed to the side?? and if you jack the car up you can basically wiggle the fuck out of the strut?? i think we can take a pole here and 100% of people will say that IS NOT supposed to happen. plus, i can post pictures of the sleeve on the ground controls and how they're rubbed to fuck. i didn't know that these cars weren't supposed to be slammed this low at the time before i bought it, so in thinking it was ok for it to be low i said, "...sure, i don't mind if you drop it around an inch lower than what you had it..." when you showed it to me at the McD's and Chevron. so if we wanna point fingers, SURE it was my fault to allow the car to be lowered when these cars aren't supposed to be this low...but you have to take responsibility for the fact that a lot of this shit is nigger rigged to hell, and that's fine i can fix it...but when you're trying to sell a car, don't feed the buyer a bunch of bullshit in order to persuade them into buying it...that's just fucked up. in all honestly, i think we all can agree that you just simply don't have the know how to work/tune on cars...now GTFO of my thread post.